Line 9 (Chengdu Metro)

Line 9
Line 9
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	Line 9 platform at Huaxing station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	City of Chengdu
Locale	Chengdu, Sichuan
Termini	Financial City East; Huangtianba;
Stations	13
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chengdu Metro
Operator(s)	Chengdu Metro Corporation
Depot(s)	Yuanhua Depot (元华停车场); Wuqing Depot (武青车辆段)
Rolling stock	8-car Type A (Driverless)
History
Opened	18 December 2020; 3 years ago
Technical
Line length	22.18 km (13.8 mi) (current) ; 43.9 km (in 2024)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and elevated
Electrification	overhead lines, 1,500 V DC
Operating speed	140km/h

Chengdu Metro Line 9 (simplified Chinese: 成都地铁9号线; traditional Chinese: 成都地鐵9號線) is located in Chengdu, Sichuan and forms an extension to the existing Chengdu Metro system. The line officially opened on 18 December 2020.^[3]

Line 9 Phase I runs from Financial City East to Huangtianba and is envisioned to be the second loop line in Chengdu (after Line 7) in the future. Line 9's color is bright orange.^[4]

It is the first ever fully automated ATO GoA 4 metro line in Chengdu.^[5]

Line 9 uses high capacity Type A 8-car trains.^[6] The 13 stations were designed by London-based Sepanta in collaboration with Chinese architect Jiang & Associates Design.^[7]

Progress

On July 11, 2016, the NDRC approved the third phase of expansion for the Chengdu Metro consisting of Line 6 phase 2 and 3, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10 Phase 2, Line 17 Phase 1 and Line 18.^[8]
2016-12-29, Sichuan and the Sichuan Development and Reform Commission approved and officially agreed to construct Line 1 Phase 1.^[9] The first 4 stations started construction on the same day.^[10]
2017-11-10, Line 9's first tunnel machine started work at Yuanhua Depot connection.^[11]
2018-3-17, Line 9's first section (Yuanhua Depot connection) finished tunnel work
2018-11-29, Line 9 started track-laying.
2019-01-22, first train is finished at CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles.^[12]
On July 18, 2019, the Wuqing Power Centre project is completed.^[13]
2019-07-30, Line 9 finished all tunnel work.
2020-01-14, as the last section of track is installed between Sanyuan and Jincheng Avenue Stations, completing track installation of Line 9 Phase I.^[14]
2020-06-10, Chengdu Metro started 3-month trial operation for Line 9 and Line 17.^[15]

Stations

Station №	Station name		Transfer	Distance km		Location
Station №	English	Chinese	Transfer	Distance km		Location

09 01	Financial City East	金融城东	6	--	0.000	Jinjiang
09 02	Xindao	心岛		1.257	1.257	Wuhou
09 03	Incubation Park	孵化园	1 18	0.645	1.902
09 04	Jincheng Avenue	锦城大道	5	1.557	3.459
09 05	Sanyuan	三元	8	2.532	5.991
09 06	Taiping Temple	太平寺		1.794	7.785
09 07	Huaxing	华兴	10	1.442	9.227
09 08	Cuqiao	簇桥		1.616	10.843
09 09	Wuqing South Road	武青南路	3	1.702	12.545
09 10	Jitouqiao	机投桥	17	2.766	15.311
09 11	Peifeng	培风	13	1.671	16.982
09 12	Chengdu West Railway Station	成都西站	4 CMW T2	2.640	19.622	Qingyang
09 13	Huangtianba	黄田坝		1.826	21.448	Qingyang

References

^ "成都地铁五线齐发！成都跻身中国城市轨道交通"第四城"". 18 December 2020.
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^ "China's Chengdu Metro opens five new lines in city". Railway Technology. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "测评！成都地铁的色号，总有一款你会喜欢！". 成都地铁 Chengdu Metro. 2020-07-22.
^ "成都地铁9号线将实现自动驾驶" (in Chinese). 腾讯大成网. 2017-09-28. Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
^ 尹沁彤. "不怕挤地铁9号线、17号线多两节车厢". 成都商报.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Sepanta completes 13 Chinese metro stations". Building Design. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ 关于成都市城市轨道交通第三期建设规划(2016～2020年)的批复(发改基础〔2016〕1493号). www.ndrc.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
^ "成都轨道交通8号线一期工程、9号线一期工程、10号线二期工程可研报告获批" (in Chinese). 成都市发展和改革委员会. 2016-12-30. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
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^ "厉害！成都首条无人驾驶地铁要来了！全自动无人驾驶列车亮相！". Sohu.
^ 中铁八局. "zh:成都地铁9号线一期机电系统2标武青主变电所电气安装工程顺利通过验收".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "成都地铁9号线一期工程长轨通" (in Chinese). 中国中铁. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
^ "即将开启空载调试、空载试运行成都地铁9号线、17号线离开通也近了！".

[1] "成都地铁五线齐发！成都跻身中国城市轨道交通"第四城"". 18 December 2020.

[2] 四川新闻网. "成都地铁9号线今年开工时速140公里37分钟跑全程". 网易新闻. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-19.

[3] "China's Chengdu Metro opens five new lines in city". Railway Technology. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[4] "测评！成都地铁的色号，总有一款你会喜欢！". 成都地铁 Chengdu Metro. 2020-07-22.

[无人驾驶-5] "成都地铁9号线将实现自动驾驶" (in Chinese). 腾讯大成网. 2017-09-28. Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

[6] 尹沁彤. "不怕挤地铁9号线、17号线多两节车厢". 成都商报.^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] "Sepanta completes 13 Chinese metro stations". Building Design. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[8] 关于成都市城市轨道交通第三期建设规划(2016～2020年)的批复(发改基础〔2016〕1493号). www.ndrc.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-19.

[9] "成都轨道交通8号线一期工程、9号线一期工程、10号线二期工程可研报告获批" (in Chinese). 成都市发展和改革委员会. 2016-12-30. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2016-12-30.

[10] "成都地铁8号线一期9号线一期10号线二期正式开工" (in Chinese). 网易. 2016-12-31. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2016-12-31.

[11] "成都地铁首条无人驾驶线路 9号线一期正线开始掘洞" (in Chinese). 四川在线. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-10.

[12] "厉害！成都首条无人驾驶地铁要来了！全自动无人驾驶列车亮相！". Sohu.

[13] 中铁八局. "zh:成都地铁9号线一期机电系统2标武青主变电所电气安装工程顺利通过验收".^{[permanent dead link]}

[14] "成都地铁9号线一期工程长轨通" (in Chinese). 中国中铁. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-07-26.

[15] "即将开启空载调试、空载试运行成都地铁9号线、17号线离开通也近了！".

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v t e Chengdu Metro stations
Line 9	Financial City East 6 Xindao Incubation Park 1 18 Jincheng Avenue 5 Sanyuan 8 Taiping Temple Huaxing 10 Cuqiao Wuqing South Road 3 Jitouqiao 17 Peifeng Chengdu West Railway Station 4 T2 Huangtianba
*Note: Stations in Italic* are under construction.** ※only interchange service available, no entrance/exit